Afaemme News

New initiative to enhance the role of women in European corporate governance

In collaboration with the Global Telecom Women's Network (GTWN, a global network of female senior executives in the telecoms industry) and McKinsey & Company...

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European Women’s Lobby welcomes the election of the first man to Chair the EP’s Women’s Rights Committee

The European Women’s Lobby (EWL), the largest association of women rights organisations in the European Union, welcomed the election of Swedish MEP Mikael Gustafsson to the Chair of the Women’s...

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The Coca-Cola Company and UN Women form a Global Partnership to Accelerate Women’s Economic Empowerment

The Coca-Cola Company and UN Women announced a partnership to promote women’s economic empowerment.

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Achieve gender equality in decision-making positions by recommendations or quota laws?

European women are advancing towards gender equality step by step. France, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands are at the top of the list of countries which are enhancing women’s leadership by law...

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MBA Kilimanjaro Leadership Project

As part of the Rotterdam School of Management “Women Empowerment” initiative 15 MBA students from 11 countries have climbed Africa’s highest mountain, the Kilimanjaro.

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Meeting with CNA Impresa Donna, new member of AFAEMME

Last 20th of September, Mrs. De Felipe, AFAEMME’s President, met in Brussels during the European Commission’s Conference on Gender Equality, Mrs.

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Meeting with the Businesswomen Association of the Balearic Islands

At the end of August 2011, Mrs. Maria Helena de Felipe, AFAEMME’s President, had a meeting in Palma de Mallorca (Mallorca - Spain) with the Businesswomen Association of the Balearic Islands (ASEME...

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AFAEMME and IRYDE – new collaborators

Last 28th of July 2011, AFAEMME signed a collaboration agreement with IRYDE (“Instituto para la Resiliencia y el Desarrollo Emocional”), an organisation which is specialized in coaching and...

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AFAEMME has been granted with the Special Consultative Status by the ECOSOC

The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at its Substantive Session of July 2011 adopted the recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to grant Special consultative...

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Project Meeting with the Union for the Mediterranean and AFAEMME’s partner associations

Last 19th of July, AFAEMME and four of its member associations -AFEM, the Jordan Forum for Business and Professional Women (JFBPW), the Ramallah Club of BPW and the Catalan Association of Business...

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